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While were all stuck at home now, board games are having a moment.

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(Conway, sadly,passed awaylast weekend due to COVID-19.)

With so many options, weve put together a helpful guide to the world of pandemic-themed board games.

Each season ofPandemicLegacycovers 12 play sessions, each representing a month of a year.

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2 board game on BoardGameGeeks rankings, behind only the role-playing gameGloomhaven.

They basically want to replicate.

That means the designer needs to fill in some blanks: How do they appear?

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What factors affect how quickly they spread?

What can the players do to mitigate this?

Here are some of the best.

Plague Inc.

Infection: Humanitys Last Gaspis a solitaire game that feels awfully on the nose right now.

You command a group of scientists racing to develop a vaccine before the diseases spread reaches a preset threshold.

Its currently out of print, although there are many used copies floating around online.

Infection: Humanity’s Last Gasp

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